After last week’s light frost, the weather has been sunny, warm and
dry. A two inch rain or more is needed to thoroughly water the packed
earth. With water, warmer nights and days will spark the growth of both
flowers and vegetable plants. At the nursery, the production greenhouse
is nearly empty yet supplies of small potted flowers and hanging baskets
are plentiful in the greenhouse used for sales. Perennials are all the
rage now as June is perennial gardening month. The remainder of some of
the new perennials for 2015 are just about ready so that many will be in
the perennial house this weekend. Some of the new “stuff” includes
Ligularia ‘Bottle Rocket’ and Ajuga ‘Golden Glow’. The tea and David
Austin roses are budding and should be in glorius bloom in early to
mid-June.
The grounds are a mess with weeds as it has been quite busy and
difficult to get control of weeding so that the importance of a quick
and thorough job is now apparent with garlic mustard ready to go to seed.
The last plants of our potted vegetables are now on the shelf with still
a very decent selection of hybrid and heirloom tomatoes and peppers.
June is an excellent month for planting successive crops of tomatoes,
peppers, beans, squash...up until about the 4th of July. Then in mid to
late August will come planting time for more vegetables such as carrots,
lettuce, turnips and parsnips that with proper preparation can be
harvested in winter.
Our next batch of hydrangea is just about ready that will include a wide
variety of color and forms. Hydrangea are truly a miracle in the
landscape because of their long bloom time and plants that are short and
compact, medium sized or tall for just about any landscape. Then too
will our plantings of the Proven Winner shrubs from the Spring Meadow
Nursery in Grand haven, Michigan be ready that will include Cephalanthus
(buttonbush), new butterfly bushes, new Clematis and much more. How
things have changed in the last several years in the plant selection now
available!
Tom
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